History YMMV / StarTrekVoyagerS4E21LivingWitness

* FanficFuel: Having the Voyager crew being a terrifying evil conquest ship has potential of showing Starfleet's darker side.

* HarsherInHindsight:
** The backup Doctor's attempts to return to the Federation 700 years after Voyager is quite grim once you realize that would place the timeline around the 31st century, and ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' shows that the Federation had essentially collapsed at that point, which is arguably as equally depressing as Voyager never making it home. However, this is mitigated by there being no way in hell the backup Doctor made it back before [[spoiler:the fall of the Emerald Chain and the Federation's restoration]].
* JustHereForGodzilla: The episode itself is one of the highest regarded of the entire series, but the most famous and remembered parts are scenes with the evil Voyager crew. The fact that "Voyager" never got a Mirror Universe episode has resulted in this one being held up as the closest thing.

* FanficFuel: Having the Voyager crew being a terrifying evil conquest ship has potential of showing Starfleet's more darker-side.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: In [[https://them0vieblog.com/2016/06/02/star-trek-enterprise-these-are-the-voyages-review/ their review]] of the much-loathed ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' finale "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS04E21TheseAreTheVoyages These Are The Voyages...]]", the [=m0vie=] blog thought "These Are The Voyages..." had some distinct similarities to "Latent Image", where characters experience a holographic recreation of the show's main crew. The difference, however, is that in this episode, the person experiencing the holo-recreation is one of the show's regulars, who points out huge discrepancies within the program, whereas "These Are The Voyages..." ham-fistedly tries to fit ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'''s Riker and Troi into commenting on ''Enterprise'', effectively turning the ''Enterprise'' ensemble into extras in their own show.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: In [[https://them0vieblog.com/2016/06/02/star-trek-enterprise-these-are-the-voyages-review/ their review]] of the much-loathed ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' finale "These Are The Voyages...", the [=m0vie=] blog thought "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS04E21TheseAreTheVoyages These Are The Voyages...]]" had some distinct similarities to "Latent Image", where characters experience a holographic recreation of the show's main crew. The difference, however, is that in this episode, the person experiencing the holo-recreation is one of the show's regulars, who points out huge discrepancies within the program, whereas "These Are The Voyages..." ham-fistedly tries to fit ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'''s Riker and Troi into commenting on ''Enterprise'', effectively turning the ''Enterprise'' ensemble into extras in their own show.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: In [[https://them0vieblog.com/2016/06/02/star-trek-enterprise-these-are-the-voyages-review/ their review]] of the much-loathed ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' finale "These Are The Voyages...", the [=m0vie=] blog thought "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS04E21TheseAreTheVoyages These Are The Voyages...]]" had some distinct similarities to "Latent Image", where characters experience a holographic recreation of the show's main crew. The difference, however, is that in this episode, the person experiencing the holo-recreation is one of the show's regulars, who points out huge discrepancies within the program, whereas "These Are The Voyages..." ham-fistedly tries to fit ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'''s Riker and Troi into commenting on ''Enterprise'', effectively turning ''Enterprise'' ensemble into extras in their own show.

** The backup Doctor's attempts to return to the Federation 700 years after Voyager is quite grim once you realize that would place the timeline around the 31st century, and ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' shows that the Federation had essentially collapsed at that point, which is arguably as equally depressing as Voyager never making it home. However, this is mitigated by there being no way in hell the backup Doctor made it back before [[spoiler:the fall of the Emerald Chain and the Federation's restoration]]. Of course, this also raises the question of whether or not the Doctor was in space when The Burn happened, in which case his chances of survival would not be promising.

** The backup Doctor's attempts to return to the Federation 700 years after Voyager is quite grim once you realize that would place the timeline around the 31st century, and ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' shows that the Federation had essentially collapsed at that point, which is arguably as equally depressing as Voyager never making it home. However, this is mitigated by there being no way in hell the backup Doctor made it back before [[spoiler:the fall of the Emerald Chain and the Federation's restoration]].

** The episode has renewed relevance following the heightened racial tensions that flared up in the United States in 2020 after another high-profile police killing of an African-American. In particular, the George Floyd killing sparked a renewed analysis on the extensive use of Confederate symbols and statues on public land, defended as part of Southern culture and history on one side, accusations of ''manipulation'' of history by others. The latter is especially cited by opponents of the "Lost Cause" movement, which is accused of strong ties to Jim Crow and a systemic pattern of oppression and intimidation of African Americans in the post-War South. The Kyrians' HistoricalHeroUpgrade of Tedran in particular can be compared to the veneration of Confederate leaders like Nathan Bedford Forrest (a prominent figure in the early history of the Ku Klux Klan) as well as their refusal to accept responsibility for their part in starting the conflict with the Vaskans (IE, the "War of Northern Aggression"). And intertwined with that, there was the New York Times' infamous "1619 Project", decried by many as revisionist history attempting to reframe the very foundation of the U.S. from brave settlers fleeing persecution and tyranny to establish a land of freedom (although it took a while for that freedom to be fully realized) to evil slavers building a nation on the backs of innocent Africans. "It's always about race," indeed.

* AlternateAesopInterpretation: The episode is mostly seen as making a general point about revisionism and importance of unbiased and honest recording of history, but some have interpreted it as validating denial of historical atrocities.

* AlternativeAesopInterpretation: The episode as intended makes a general point about revisionism and importance of unbiased and honest recording of history, but some have interpreted as comparison to Holocaust denialism.

* JustHereForGodzilla: The episode is best known, and fondly remembered by fans, for the evil Voyager crew. The fact that "Voyager" never got a Mirror Universe episode has resulted in this one being held up as the closest thing. Meanwhile, the plotline with the backup Doctor, social commentary aside, is arguably very weak in terms of story and acting.

** The backup Doctor's attempts to return to the Federation 700 years after Voyager is quite grim once you realize that would place the timeline around the 31st century, and ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' shows that the Federation had essentially collapsed at that point, which is arguably as equally depressing as Voyager never making it home.

** The backup Doctor's attempts to return to the Federation 700 years after Voyager is quite grim once you realize that would place the timeline around the 31st century, and ''Series/StartrekDiscovery'' shows that the Federation had essentially collapsed at that point, which is arguably as equally depressing as Voyager never making it home.

* HarsherInHindsight: The episode has renewed relevance following the heightened racial tensions that flared up in the United States in 2020 after another high-profile police killing of an African-American. In particular, the George Floyd killing sparked a renewed analysis on the extensive use of Confederate symbols and statues on public land, defended as part of Southern culture and history on one side, accusations of ''manipulation'' of history by others. The latter is especially cited by opponents of the "Lost Cause" movement, which is accused of strong ties to Jim Crow and a systemic pattern of oppression and intimidation of African Americans in the post-War South. The Kyrians' HistoricalHeroUpgrade of Tedran in particular can be compared to the veneration of Confederate leaders like Nathan Bedford Forrest (a prominent figure in the early history of the Ku Klux Klan) as well as their refusal to accept responsibility for their part in starting the conflict with the Vaskans (IE, the "War of Northern Aggression"). And intertwined with that, there was the New York Times' infamous "1619 Project", decried by many as revisionist history attempting to reframe the very foundation of the U.S. from brave settlers fleeing persecution and tyranny to establish a land of freedom (although it took a while for that freedom to be fully realized) to evil slavers building a nation on the backs of innocent Africans. "It's always about race," indeed.

* HarsherInHindsight: The episode has renewed relevance following the heightened racial tensions that flared up in the United States in 2020 after another high-profile police killing of an African-American. In particular, the George Floyd killing sparked a renewed analysis on the extensive use of Confederate symbols and statues on public land, defended as part of Southern culture and history on one side, accusations of ''manipulation'' of history by others. The latter is especially cited by opponents of the "Lost Cause" movement, which is accused of strong ties to Jim Crow and a systemic pattern of oppression and intimidation of African Americans in the post-War South. The Kyrians' HistoricalHeroUpgrade of Tedran in particular can be compared to the veneration of Confederate leaders like Nathan Bedford Forrest (a prominent figure in the early history of the Ku Klux Klan) as well as their refusal to accept responsibility for their part in starting the conflict with the Vaskans (IE, the "War of Northern Aggression").

* JustHereForGodzilla: The episode is best known, and fondly remembered by fans, for the evil Voyager crew. The fact that "Voyager" never got a Mirror Universe episode has resulted in this one being held up as the closets thing. Meanwhile, the plotline with the backup Doctor, social commentary aside, is arguably very weak in terms of story and acting.

* HarsherInHindsight: The episode has renewed relevance following the heightened racial tensions that flared up in the United States in 2020 after another high-profile police killing of an African-American. In particular, the George Floyd killing sparked a renewed analysis on the extensive use of Confederate symbols and statues on public land, defended as part of Southern culture and history on one side, accusations of ''manipulation'' of history by others. The latter is especially cited by opponents of the "Lost Cause" movement, which is accused of strong ties to Jim Crow and a systemic pattern of oppression and intimidation of African Americans in the post-War South. The Kyrians' HistoricalHeroUpgrade of Tedran in particular can be compared to the veneration of Confederate leaders like Nathan Bedford Forrest (a prominent figure in the early history of the Ku Klux Klan) as well as their refusal to accept responsibility for their part in starting the conflict with the Vaskans (IE, the "War of Northern Aggression").

HarsherInHindsight: The episode has renewed relevance following the heightened racial tensions that flared up in the United States in 2020 after another high-profile police killing of an African-American. In particular, the George Floyd killing sparked a renewed analysis on the extensive use of Confederate symbols and statues on public land, defended as part of Southern culture and history on one side, accusations of ''manipulation'' of history by others. The latter is especially cited by opponents of the "Lost Cause" movement, which is accused of strong ties to Jim Crow and a systemic pattern of oppression and intimidation of African Americans in the post-War South. The Kyrians' HistoricalHeroUpgrade of Tedran in particular can be compared to the veneration of Confederate leaders like Nathan Bedford Forrest (a prominent figure in the early history of the Ku Klux Klan) as well as their refusal to accept responsibility for their part in starting the conflict with the Vaskans (IE, the "War of Northern Aggression").

HarsherInHindsight: The episode has renewed relevance following the heightened racial tensions that flared up in the United States in 2020 after another high-profile police shooting of an African-American. In particular, the George Floyd shooting sparked a renewed analysis on the extensive use of Confederate symbols and statues on public land, defended as part of Southern culture and history on one side, accusations of ''manipulation'' of history by others. The latter is especially cited by opponents of the "Lost Cause" movement, which is accused of strong ties to Jim Crow and a systemic pattern of oppression and intimidation of African Americans in the post-War South. The Kyrians' HistoricalHeroUpgrade of Tedran in particular can be compared to the veneration of Confederate leaders like Nathan Bedford Forrest (a prominent figure in the early history of the Ku Klux Klan) as well as their refusal to accept responsibility for their part in starting the conflict with the Vaskans (IE, the "War of Northern Aggression").

HarsherInHindsight: The episode has renewed relevance following the heightened racial tensions that flared up in the United States in 2020 after another high-profile police shooting of an African-American. In particular, the George Floyd shooting sparked a renewed analysis on the extensive use of Confederate symbols and statues on public land, defended as part of Southern culture and history on one side, accusations of ''manipulation'' of history by others. The latter is especially cited by opponents of the "Lost Cause" movement, which is strongly tied to Jim Crow and a systemic pattern of oppression and intimidation of African Americans in the post-War South. The Kyrians' HistoricalHeroUpgrade of Tedran in particular can be compared to the veneration of Confederate leaders like Nathan Bedford Forrest (a prominent figure in the early history of the Ku Klux Klan) as well as their refusal to accept responsibility for their part in starting the conflict with the Vaskans (IE, the "War of Northern Aggression").